Complementary sex determination in hymenopteran parasitoids and its implications for biological control

Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-93

  Zhishan, W U ^a   Hopper, Keith R ^b   Ode, Paul J ^c   Fuester, Roger W ^b   Jia hua, C H E N ^d   Heimpel, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological control; Complementary sex determination (CSD); Diploid males; Hymenoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992738954     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2003.tb00369.x     Document Type: Article

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